1.

changing hostname of switch to as_lab

switch>
switch>enable
switch#configure terminal
switch(config)#hostname as_lab

2.To add a banner message

as_lab(config)# banner motd $ this is first host message for as lab $

3.To set IP address

as_lab(config)#interface vlan 1
as_lab(config-if)#ip address 10.5.10.1 255.255.255.0
as_lab(config-if)#no shutdown
as_lab(config-if)#exit

4.Assing defualt gateway

as_lab(config-if)#ip default-gateway 10.5.10.2
as_lab(config-if)#exit

5.To set current clock time

as_lab#clock set 10:05:10 4 November 2022(....set current time to store on switch)

6.apply password protection secret,consolt, and vty password

as_lab# configure terminal
as_lab(config)#enable secret cisco
as_lab(config)#enable password 1234
as_lab(config)#line console 0
as_lab(config-line)#password conolepass
as_lab(config-line)#login
as_lab(config-line)#exit
as_lab(config)#line vty 0 4
as_lab(config-line)#password vtypass
as_lab(config-line)#login
as_lab(config-line)#exit

7.encrypt all plain password

as_lab(config)#service secret-encryption

8.logging synchronous
as_lab(config)#line console 0
as_lab(config-line)#logging-synchronous
as_lab(config-line)#exit

9.disable unused port

as_lab(config)#show ip interface brief(..to show all ports that are in the
interface..)
as_lab(config)#interface FastEthernet0/05
as_lab(config)#shutdown(.....to shut down administrative status of port
FastEthernet0/05...)
as_lab(config)#interface range FastEthernet0/14-FastEthernet0/20
as_lab(config)#shutdown(...to shutdown administrative status of ports from
FastEthernet0/14 to FastEthernet0/20...)

10.To save all configuration settings

as_lab(config)#copy running-config startup-config
as_lab(config)#wr

11.to watch running configuration and startup configuration

as_lab(config)#show running-config
as_lab(config)#show startup-config

12.enable telnet
as_lab(config)#username admin privilege 15 secret cisco
as_lab(config)#line console 0
as_lab(config-line)#login local
as_lab(config-line)#exit
as_lab(config)#line vty 0 4
as_lab(config-line)#login local
as_lab(config-line)#exit

13.enable SSH
as_lab(config)#ip domain-name aait.edu.et
as_lab(config)#crypto key generate rsa
as_lab(config)#username cisco
as_lab(config)#ip ssh version 2
as_lab(config)#line vty 0 4
as_lab(config-line)#transport input ssh
as_lab(config-line)#login local
as_lab(config-line)#interface vlan 1
as_lab(config-if)#ip address 10.5.10.1 255.255.255.0
as_lab(config-if)#no shutdown
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